With an ultra conservative cabinet, newly annoited Prime Minister Abe, who talks as if he would like nothing better than to go to war with North Korea, is poised to:(1) continue neoliberal policies that have widened the gap between rich and not-so-rich(2) promote ultra-nationalism even in the face of a court ruling protecting the rights of teachers not to be have a flag … [Read more...] about On the ascension of Abe as PM, bad for peace, bad for women, just plain bad
Archives for September 2006
Japanese-Engish25-9-06
NHK裁判高裁審理第13回口頭弁論 詳しく： VAWW-NETジャパン政治家によるNHK番組介入問題についてU.S. Resorting to 'Collective Punishment'アメリカ合衆国は「集団的懲罰」を加えているIsrael's Use of American Cluster Bombs瓦礫の中を歩いて: イスラエルはアメリカ合衆国製クラスター爆弾を使った世界で一番“大人気ない”政治家はあなただ Others: 書評の紹介と浅野から近況報告...【郷土の帰還兵たちが劣化ウラン被曝を以て政府を訴えた】Dean Meminger,NY1 News(2006/9/7)Local War Vets Take Fight Against Government Over DU Exposure … [Read more...] about Japanese-Engish25-9-06
JapanEng25-09-06
The Struggle for the Japanese Soul: Komori Yoshihisa, Sankei Shimbun, and the JIIA controversyCrime and Responsibility: War, the state, and Japanese society - by Yuki Tanaka, Research Professor, Hiroshima Peace InstituteForced to 'Choose' its Own Subjugation: Okinawa's Place in U.S. Global Military RealignmentNationalism, Historical Memory and Contemporary Conflicts … [Read more...] about JapanEng25-09-06
World9-25-06
POLITICS-THAILAND:Thai Coup: Old Elites Against NewGeorge Bush is the Devil? Chavez is only saying what much of the world has been saying all along: … [Read more...] about World9-25-06